Tattoos help women feel complete By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
An Eagle Ridge Hospital nurse is using a needle — and ink — to help women recover-
ing from breast cancer. Sandy Saunier (left) t is an areola tattoo artist who completes the breast reconstruction work done by plastic surgeons. In the last
year, she has helped more than 250 women in the Fraser Health region who have undergone single or double mastectomies, followed by reconstructive surgery.
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Now, she’ll be able to do more after a $10,000 grant for the areola tattoo clinic from Allergan Medical. Before Saunier, women who wanted to
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complete the look of their new breast(s) had to see a tattoo artist or aesthetician at a cost of up to $1,000. see WOMEN, page A7
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Defence questions reliability of children
A bit of Port Moody history is on the move
Plehanov trial verdict expected in the fall By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Shamus and Leif Pridy of Pridy Bros. House Moving are in charge of the move tonight — at midnight — of one of Port Moody’s older and more distinguished homes. Centennial House, formerly known as Appleyard House, will be moved from its current location at 2714 Clarke St. to 126 Kyle St., one of the longest and more complex such endeavours in the city in recent years. For more information, see story and photos on page A18.
ALSO ON THE MOVE IN THE TRI-CITIES: ELECTION BOUNDARIES A proposal to add one federal riding and change the two existing ones was put forward this week by the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission: story & maps, page A8
The defence attacked testimony given by children in the trial of Aleksandr Plehanov, a substitute teacher accused of sexually assaulting several students, as unreliable and inconsistent. Plehanov’s lawyer, Lisa Helps, said in her closing submissions Wednesday that some of the children talked amongst themselves about their teacher’s alleged inappropriate behaviour before adults became involved. This, she argued, could taint their stories and added that it was concerning that some of the same language was used by the different children in the re-telling of the events. Helps also questioned the testimony of one of the alleged victims, who came forward after police made a request to the public through the media seeking information. “There are reliabil-
House arrest, community service for local man’s part in the Stanley Cup riot: page A6 ity issues with each of the children,” she said. “Frailties in the child evidence can’t be remedied by factual evidence. Direct cross-examination of the children leads to difficulties in this case.” The defence also had concerns with some of the testimony of school administrators, who had warned Plehanov about his boundary issues and even reprimanded him for inappropriate behaviour. see NOTHING NOTHING,, page A4